A man observes a balloon at a 62° angle of elevation. He knows the balloon is hovering directly above a point on the ground, 900 feet to the east, as shown in the figure below. sin 62 0.8829 Cos 620.4695 tan 62 1.8807 6 ft 900 ft If the man is 6 feet tall, what is h, the altitude of the baloon, to the nearest whale foot? Use the trigonometric ratios provided and enter your answar in the bos

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Problem 1CT
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A man observes a balloon at a 62 angle of elevation. He knows the baloon is
hovering directly above a point on the ground, 900 feet to the east, as shown in
the figure below.
sin 62°0.8829
cos 620.4695
tan 62 1.8807
6 ft
900 ft
If the man is 6 feet tall, what is h, the altitude of the bailoon, to the nearest whale
foot?
Use the trigonometric ratios provided and enter your answar in the bos
Transcribed Image Text:A man observes a balloon at a 62 angle of elevation. He knows the baloon is hovering directly above a point on the ground, 900 feet to the east, as shown in the figure below. sin 62°0.8829 cos 620.4695 tan 62 1.8807 6 ft 900 ft If the man is 6 feet tall, what is h, the altitude of the bailoon, to the nearest whale foot? Use the trigonometric ratios provided and enter your answar in the bos
sin 62° w 0.8829
cos 62° 0.4695
tan 62° 1.8807
900 ft
If the man is 6 feet tall, what is h, the altitude of the balloon, to the nearest whole
foot?
Use the trigonometric ratios provided and enter your answer in the box.
feet
Transcribed Image Text:sin 62° w 0.8829 cos 62° 0.4695 tan 62° 1.8807 900 ft If the man is 6 feet tall, what is h, the altitude of the balloon, to the nearest whole foot? Use the trigonometric ratios provided and enter your answer in the box. feet
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